Core Mission: As a core member of our UK& EU region business development team, you will lead energy storage project development (from early development phase to RtB) and drive investment/financing activities in UK&EU region.
The role will have a key focus on developing a pipeline of Utility Scale Storage projects, with the business targeting both greenfield development and early development acquisitions within the UK&EU region market.
There are considerable investment confirmed into the Development arm of the business for the coming years meaning a blank canvas for a creative Development Associate who really wants to get their teeth into developing innovative utility scale projects.
Key Responsibilities:
* Monitor and analyze UK&EU region electricity market structures, pricing mechanisms, ancillary service demands, grid services and price trends.
* Identify, screen, and evaluate energy storage project opportunities (greenfield, brownfield, co-location) in pre-RTB stages and RtB stage.
* Manage key development workflows: site selection, land acquisition, grid access applications, environmental/planning permits, M&A activities, inputs into the Financial Model and local resource coordination.
* Identify new potential utility-scale projects through various sources including utilizing a data-driven software-based approach to identify projects and land to target.
* Oversee land acquisition efforts. Involvement in direct landowner negotiations, also managing external land agent partners.
* Represent the company to external/key stakeholders including local councils
* and government, officials, consultants, landowners.
* Manage all aspects of the project development process (grid connection, land acquisitions, permitting, environmental studies, leading public hearing processes, creating and maintaining relationships with local stakeholders, etc).
* Work closely with internal company departments (engineering, finance, legal, operations) to identify and minimize project risks. Implement solutions to maximize project value.
* Work with technical team and external consultants to assist with the grid connection process.
* Create and manage project budgets and schedules. This includes acting as project lead internally and overseeing external consultants.
Requirements:
* Experience: Minimum 5 years in energy/power sectors, covering project development, technical, project M&A activities, and engineering management.
* Skills:
* Mastery of delivering projects from inception, through development, and into RtB stage.
* Proven track record in UK&EU region energy storage project development, M&A, or asset rotation.
* Fundamental knowledge of key determining factors for designing a constructable and bankable BESS project.
* Experiences of developing projects from RtB to FID and COD will be beneficial advantangeous.
* Communication: Exceptional negotiation and stakeholder management skills (technical teams, investors, legal, land owners and government agencies).
* Education: Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related fields.
* Language: Fluent in English (written/spoken); additional languages are a plus.
* Mobility: Ability to travel frequently within UK&EU region.